I wonder how many parents will be high-fiving each other at the gate this morning as we take a look at one of our favourite 'back to school' books of yesteryear, which is presented in a shiny new paperback version by Hachette.

Lauren Child's "Charlie and Lola" series is superb, and never better than in "I Am Too Absolutely Small for School".

Lola is a bit nervous. She's starting "Big School" and is also trying to convince everyone - even Soren Lorenson - that she's not quite ready yet. But Charlie, her big brother, is there to tell her all the fun things that she will get to do once she arrives.

Suddenly school doesn't seem so bad at all! In fact with all the busy things Lola gets to do, the day whizzes by so quickly.

This was a book I remember reading to C way back when she was starting juniors. Now she's starting Seniors it was fun looking back and remembering what it was like going into Reception classes for the first time!

Superb stuff from Lauren.

"I Am Too Absolutely Small for School" by Lauren Child is out now, published by Hachette Children's Books (kindly supplied for review).